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Hi all!!

A question to ask reefers and pros out there.

How long does it take coralline algae to grow?

I have been dosing PurpleUp for about a month now...

Tank parameters:

Cal - 480ppm

Kh - about 11 degrees dKh

Nitrate - about 0

Phosphate - about 0

Water temp - 25 to 26 degrees C

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Hi all!!

A question to ask reefers and pros out there.

How long does it take coralline algae to grow?

I have been dosing PurpleUp for about a month now...

Tank parameters:

Cal - 480ppm

Kh - about 11 degrees dKh

Nitrate - about 0

Phosphate - about 0

Water temp - 25 to 26 degrees C

:thanks:

what abt ur mg?

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Since you are using purple-up, there is some MG being dose but not sure enough a lot.

Also need to know condition of your rocks and system maturity as well. You may need coraline "seedings" to have a quicker reaction for new tanks.

Mine took a couple of months beside I see it spread. The few 2 to 3 months, I get coraline spots here and there.

Just a note, coraline is nice to have but once it spread like wildfire, it will compete with your corals for space. I had personally seen tanks with them over-running the corals. :ooh:

Tom

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Hi all!!

A question to ask reefers and pros out there.

How long does it take coralline algae to grow?

I have been dosing PurpleUp for about a month now...

Tank parameters:

Cal - 480ppm

Kh - about 11 degrees dKh

Nitrate - about 0

Phosphate - about 0

Water temp - 25 to 26 degrees C

:thanks:

Hi fren,

If conditions r right, the coralline algae will appear almost within a week. Ask the Iwarna people if u bought Purple Up from

them. Otherwise, even after a yr u'll still see nothing.

Gd lck.

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Personally,

I do not think that purple up is required in coraline growth. This has been discussed in reef central forum as well.

Key thing is...

High calcium

High Mag

KH 9-11

:)

Purple-up had both Cal & MG and also help to boost the KH. This is IMO a lazy man dosing liquid which is 1 of the reason why it was produced. Rather then buying seperate Cal & MG supplement. ;)

Tom

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I agree with Thomas Lim comment that once this coralline start to 'grow', at first it looks nice due to its purple colour shades.

But as it started to 'appear' on more and more rocks, be it live or dead rocks. :sick:

It also 'overrun' yr corals and 'cover-up' and kill the corals. :pirate:

With that, I remove those pieces and scrap them away with a hard brush to limit its growth.

Need to do this at regular times to prevent its 'wild fire' growth... :fear:

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I agree with Thomas Lim comment that once this coralline start to 'grow', at first it looks nice due to its purple colour shades.

But as it started to 'appear' on more and more rocks, be it live or dead rocks. :sick:

It also 'overrun' yr corals and 'cover-up' and kill the corals. :pirate:

With that, I remove those pieces and scrap them away with a hard brush to limit its growth.

Need to do this at regular times to prevent its 'wild fire' growth... :fear:

Another thing to note when you had lots of coraline algae growing/blooming.. It will consume lots of your Cal & Mg too. Your corals tend to suffer as they 'fight' with the coraline for the Cal/Mg/Strontium among others to grow. So you need to be more generous with your supplement if that happen. ;)

Like what Bro gny mentioned, regular scrapping will be needed. So enjoy the growth while you can. :peace:

Tom

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maybe just keep coraline algae flower.....hehe.....

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

Algae Scrubbler

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Hi all!

Thanks for all the replies!

My Mg level is at about 1300.... however its been a month n yet no growth detected.....

From all the responses of the pros above, it seems that its not really that good to have coralline

algae growing in the tank at all due to its fast growing nature..... thus making it quite equal

or sort of same to the other unwanted algaes....

Will stop dosing purpleup then... sure dun wan them to be a pest in my tank! :shock:

Thks all!!! :upsidedown:

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Its better to have coralline than nuisance algae (ie. Green hair or red slime), coz if it grows, others don't. It colors up your tank as well, so IMO its good to have them. However, like what they say, too much of a good thing can lead to other issues, but I believe are easier to solve than having nuisance algae.

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Its better to have coralline than nuisance algae (ie. Green hair or red slime), coz if it grows, others don't. It colors up your tank as well, so IMO its good to have them. However, like what they say, too much of a good thing can lead to other issues, but I believe are easier to solve than having nuisance algae.

Very true!

Thanks for the advice peacemaker!

First and foremost, not even sure if the coralline algae will grow...

No sign yet....

:thanks:

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